From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga11.intel.com (mga11.intel.com [192.55.52.93]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EFA62BE9 for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:24:03 +0100 (CET) Received: from fmsmga001.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.23]) by fmsmga102.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 23 Jan 2017 08:24:02 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.33,274,1477983600"; d="scan'208";a="1097818611" Received: from silpixa00397515.ir.intel.com (HELO silpixa00397515.ger.corp.intel.com) ([10.237.223.14]) by fmsmga001.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 23 Jan 2017 08:24:01 -0800 From: David Hunt To: dev@dpdk.org Cc: bruce.richardson@intel.com, David Hunt Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 09:24:40 +0000 Message-Id: <1485163480-156507-7-git-send-email-david.hunt@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.4 In-Reply-To: <1485163480-156507-1-git-send-email-david.hunt@intel.com> References: <1484903933-127190-2-git-send-email-david.hunt@intel.com> <1485163480-156507-1-git-send-email-david.hunt@intel.com> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/6] doc: distributor library changes for new burst API X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:24:03 -0000 Signed-off-by: David Hunt --- doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst index b5bdabb..dffd4ad 100644 --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst @@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ The model of operation is shown in the diagram below. Packet Distributor mode of operation +There are two versions of the API in the distributor Library, one which sends one packet at a time to workers, +and another which sends bursts of up to 8 packets at a time to workers. The functions names of the second API +are identified by "_burst", and must not be intermixed with the single packet API. The operations described below +apply to both API's, select which API you wish to use by including the relevant header file. Distributor Core Operation -------------------------- -- 2.7.4